China Podcast Script

Jacob- Do you know what a dynasty is Jon?

Jon- Yes I do Jacob, a dynasty is when a rich or powerful family rules for a certain era.

Jacob- Really, I just thought that a dynasty was a family that bossed people around.

Jon- No, but most of the time they did boss people around.

Jacob- Okay, that makes a little more sense. But what’s a dynastic circle?

Jon- It’s when a family passes done the throne from generation to generation.

Jacob- Thanks for helping me with that stuff. Now what’s that object that they’re inscribing into? They look like bones.

Jon- Yes, those are bones called Oracle bones but they are used to talk to their ancestors or the gods.

Jacob- Why is that?

Jon- So they can predict the future. But it didn't work.

Jacob- I heard that the Emperor of China named Shang burned himself alive. Is that true?

Jon- Yes, that is true.

Jacob- Wow, he must have had a lot of stress to burn himself alive.

Jon- Yeah, those are the three words that described the Shang Dynasty.

Jacob- What three words?

Jon- The three words are bones, fire, and death.

Jacob- That’s deep. Those are some deep words you got there.

Jon- Yeah, those are deep. Let’s hand it over to Qin Dynasty group.

Both- Zai jian (zay ji-an)